NEW THIS MORNING ... A RECENT YORK COLLEGE GRAD IS OFF TO A PRETTY GOOD START TO HER CAREER. WHILE STILL A STUDENT... SHE CREATED A PROTEIN THAT COULD HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BRAIN CANCER. IT'S A DISCOVERY THAT MADE HER LOOK DIFFERENTLY AT HOW SHE CAN HELP OTHERS. 3 --NATS-- IN A CABINET IN A YORK COLLEGE LAB...--NATS-- YOU'LL FIND SMALL CONTAINERS... FILLED WITH A DEADLY DISEASE. FOR JACQUELYN BEDSAUL... THE TINY CANCER CELLS INSIDE HAVE LEAD TO A DISCOVERY... IN MORE WAYS THEN ONE.20:28:22 "I never expected when I first came here that I would be involved in something like this, but it's very exciting." BEDSAUL HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH HER MENTOR AND PROFESSOR... DR. JEFFREY THOMPSON... ON TARGETED THERAPIES FOR BRAIN TUMORS. TO BE EXACT...THEY'RE WORKING ON TREATMENT FOR A TYPE OF CANCER CALLED GLIOBLASTOMA. AND WHILE STILL AN UNDERGRAD...BEDSAUL CREATED A NEW PROTEIN THAT COULD HELP ATTACK IT.20:30:11 "It'll find the cancer, bind to it and then when it's hit with a green light, it actually emits these reactive oxygen species that can kill the cell. In theory." 20:42:14 "To hold something in your hand that never existed before, you made it and to think that it can do something really great is exciting." MUCH MORE RESEARCH AND TESTING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEP AFTER JACQUELYN'S DISCOVERY ... BUT IT'S ALREADY HAD AN IMPACT ON HER. ONCE CONVINCED SHE WANTED TO BE A DOCTOR... NOW SHE'S NOT SO SURE.20:32:43 "I think exploring research and cancers, specifically this glioblastoma research, it's really kind of changing my career path and how I view biology." 20:34:18 "I feel I can almost do so much more behind the scenes in developing certain cures then maybe I could if I was a physician." NO MATTER WHAT CHOICE SHE MAKES... JACQUELYN CAN BE ASSURED SHE'S ALREADY MADE A DIFFERENCE. 20:45:02 "Cancer is a very sinister disease.And you think you're making a front on one side and then it will shift on you. But having another therapy approach is always a good thing." 3 AND THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER IS PERSONAL FOR JACQUELYN. HER AUNT DIED FROM THE DISEASE.. AND SHE HAS A COUSIN WHO'S IN REMISSION FROM GLIOBLASTOMA... WHO HAS ENCOURAGED HER IN HER RESEARCH. SHE GRADUATED FROM YORK COLLEGE LAST MONTH.. AND THIS SUMMER IS WORKING AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AS SHE PREPARES FOR GRAD SCHOOL. 3